Seed Jar Science Experiment For Kids

Watching seeds grow is an amazing science lesson for kids. Our seed jar science experiment gives kids the opportunity to see up close what would actually be happening under the ground! Our awesome seed jar spring science activity turned out amazingly well, and we loved checking on the progress each day!Simple science activities are great for young kids.

SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT FOR KIDS SPRING STEM ACTIVITIES!

This simple to set up seed jar was one of our favorite spring time science projects that you can do inside! We had an awesome time examining and observing the growth of our seed science experiment.

Early childhood science can be a wonderful experience that introduces kids to the world around them. Spring is full of new beginnings for the outdoors.

You can share an inside look at what’s happening below the ground with our seed jar. Plus, you can even get it started when there’s is still snow on the ground. Especially if you are itching for spring to come early!

It’s truly amazing to watch the changes take place and using a mason jar gives you a front row seat to the magic that is plants growing! Seed science is perfect for SPRING SCIENCE AND STEM

I first saw this awesome seed germination activity done by How Wee Learn. Looking around my kitchen, I had everything I needed to set it up immediately! It looked like an awesome way to see how a seed grows, so got it started right away!

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SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT SET UP

You will use paper towels to fill your jar. Kids can fold them and push them down into the jar. This is also great work for little hands. Simple science is perfect for all ages.

Water your seed jar don’t flood it. I carefully pushed seeds down into view and made sure they were snuggly placed.

You can mix it up a little by adding three different kinds of seeds, sunflowers, peas and beans to your seed jar. This is great if you want to conduct an experiment. Or you can stick with one type of seed.

Setting this up as a science experiment is a great way to share the activity with multiple ages. Older kids can use our science experiments pages to journal what is happening while younger kids can draw or simply observe the changes! Read more about the scientific method for young kids here.

SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: THINGS TO LOOK FOR

This type of activity makes a great Spring STEM project for multiple ages. Get your magnifying glass out and check out all the angles of the seeds. Can you find the different parts of the seed growth listed below?

What do you see in your seed jar?

You are looking for a root to pop out of the side.

Next, you are looking for root to push down into the soil.

Then, you are looking for root hairs.

Next, you are looking for the seed to push up while the root hairs push down.

Lastly, you are looking for the shoots to come up!

The mason jar gives a stunning view of this experiment! My son loved being able to see the changes so easily. Do you know you can also grow crystals in mason jarsfor a fun science activity!

SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: OBSERVATIONS

We started this experiment on April 8th and within a few days started to see some exciting things. It was also interesting to talk about what was happening with the different seeds and how they changed over the duration of the experiment.

sunflowers were the fastest to pop a root but never made it out of the jar

beans took the longest to pop a root but finally did and made it out of the jar

peas grew rapidly once root popped out and grew the tallest

Simple Beginnings with the sunflower seeds! Then the pea and lastly the bean! It took about three days to see some action with the seeds!

Amazing to see the pea take off in the seed jar once the root popped out!

My son enjoyed telling me about the root hairs he could see everyday! So fun to see it flourish and check out the results! It’s a perfect spring science activity at home or in the classroom.

You can also try making these homemade seed bombs that are perfect for planting season!

MAKE AN EASY SEED JAR FOR SPRING SCIENCE LEARNING!

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Comments

This is what we should have done – instead we tried plastic bags to grow the seeds in, and they got foggy with condensation so it was hard to see the root! Aw, well. Lesson learned. Next time – grow them in a jar! lol!

My girlie is very curious about planting and asks tons of questions about the seeds and what happens with them in the soil. This is a great way to show her clearly enough the whole process of the seed’s growing. Thank you for this idea!

This looks like so much fun! Can’t wait to try with my 4 and 2 year old son and daughter. We’re always looking for affordable, educational and fun activities. This is perfect. Happy to have stumbled onto this site!

Hi! I did not cover the jar. They were on a table in front of window that did get sunlight at some point during the day. We did not water daily. I added a tiny bit here and there but not much at all. We actually went away for a week and came back to them being so tall which you can see in the picture above. Thats a week with no water what so ever!

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